Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
Pakistan joins global pledge to cut methane emissions
Islamabad : Pakistan has joined the European Union and the United States-led ‘Methane Pledge’, a global effort to be launched this year to fight climate change. Special Assistant the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam, in a statement, said the pledge is already joined by two dozen countries to cut methane emissions 30 percent by 2030. He said Pakistan has conveyed its consent to the EU and US governments to support global efforts. Now Pakistan is among the 24 new signatories to the Global Methane Pledge prior toRead More
President urges to bring country’s IT sector at par with European, US standards
Islamabad : President Dr Arif Alvi has urged the need to bring the country’s Information Technology sector at par with European and US standards besides ensuring data security. Talking to a delegation of Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Islamabad, he emphasized the need for one window operations for IT sector in order to narrow down the gap between production and capacity. He said business communities need to develop collaboration with academia in order to have market driven approach within existing infrastructures. The President said government has putRead More
Covid-19 Claims 18 More Lives In Pakistan
ISLAMABAD : The number of COVID-19 cases continues to come down as Pakistan has recorded only 689 new cases of the pandemic over the past 24 hours, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The nerve centre of the country’s COVID-19 response said 18 more people succumbed to the viral disease during this period, lifting the death toll to 28,152. A total of 42,476 samples were tested, out of which 689 turned out to be positive for the virus, taking the nationwide tally of confirmed cases to 1,259,648.Read More